Lotte kindergarten

Opening of the new Lotte kindergarten in Kadriorg.

The Tallinn City Government opens  27. September the Lotte kindergarten in Kadriorg.

Deputy Mayor of Tallinn Mihhail Kõlvart said the city center is a fast-growing region, where the number of residents and children has increased considerably in recent years, as of March 1, the city center has 61,947 inhabitants.

"The reconstruction and extension of the kindergarten building started already in September last year. The total investment is planned at 2.7 million euros, "said Kõlvart. "

The deadline for completion of the construction work is 31 July, and the kindergarten is ready to receive children this October." There are separate play rooms, sleeping rooms and dressing rooms in the kindergarten. Kindergarten has a kitchen and necessary facilities. Playgrounds, pavilions and other necessary fixtures are planned for the playground.

In the kindergarten it is planned to open six groups for up to 132 children.

I am allowed to take pictures of the opening of kindergarten on 27. October at 2:00 pm. Upon opening, I plan to take 50-80 photos, participate in the introductory tour and take pictures of new classrooms, houses, teachers and opening event.

Post-production up to 1 hours.

All together, selecting images, processing, writing and translating texts actually took 3 hours.

After taking a photos, the city government employee wanted to get pictures right away, but I had to go to another job. If I had had a computer with me, I could have done it right away and send it to her. I sent the pictures two hours later and they did not use them in press realeases.

I learned that you have to come early to event. There was a road construction and I had to drive around. When I arrived half an houer earlier, there were no parking places left for others.

I think shooting was good, but I was lacking in courage. With the strip cut, I made the image only of the politicians' backs when other photographers crowded in the front row. For me it seemed rude to go there.

Old Project:

Parliament prayer breakfast.

In December, the 16^th Christian prayer breakfast will be given to members of the Estonian Parliament. This breakfast is one of the few events in Estonia, where the dialogue between the representatives of Christians and the secular state take place.

In Estonia, the state and the church are separated. Our current president, Kersti Kaljulaid, refused to go to church to take the blessing of her office, because she is as an atheist and did not want to give a false impression of her beliefs.

The purpose of the meeting is to create a dialogue on fundamental issues affecting Estonia, such as values, youth and the family.  

The breakfast is an international event that takes place worldwide in more than 160 countries, and every year in the European Parliament. Besides Tallinn, more yearly dinners are served in several other towns in Estonia.

The Estonian breakfast is organized by the Estonian Evangelical Alliance and the Estonian Churches Council, organized by the pastor Miguel Zayas, the clergyman Meego Remmel and organizer Triin Rait.

I'm going to portray the breakfast as a photographer who wants to capture all the visitors and interest groups. I have received an agreement from the organizer of the event to be an official photographer and I am also allowed a small fee for the work done. It is my interest to look at the participants and the reasons they are attending this event. Is participation related to religiousness or public relations? What are the interests of different parties? Were there a lot of people to whom invitations were sent and did not come?

The event will be held in December on a Wednesday morning. The event lasts for 1.5 hours. I plan to make about 65 pictures. Post-production up to 1 hours.